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14. Element of volume. element of line or of area; as well, dm may be the three-, two- or one-dimensional differential considered in the previous subsection. 71') where the variation in time of the density is also put in evidence. , n , while δ is the Dirac distribution. 72') i =1 while for a continuous mechanical system we obtain i (r ) = μ dm . 72'') The function μ ( r ) ≥ 0 is continuous at least partially; in general, if no confusion is possible, then we omit the sign tilde. 14); there results μ ( r ) = lim μmean ( r ) .

Let be the points Pi and Pj of the given system; the force Fij will represent the action of the point Pj upon the point Pi , having the support Pi Pj JJJJG ( Fij = λ Pi Pj , λ scalar). 18. Internal forces Fij = −Fji . Fij + Fji = 0 . 12 Conservative forces Upon a mechanical system (discrete or continuous) can act a field of forces, which may be conservative or non-conservative. 82) where U = U ( r ) = U ( x1 , x 2 , x 3 ) is the force function (potential function or potential). 82); the function is called quasi-potential, and the forces are quasi-conservative in this case.

17. Block. 16,c). We observe that one cannot make a very good delimitation between these categories of plates; they depend on the possibilities of computation of the states of stress and strain, and can be different from case to case. 16,d). 17). Generally, the real bodies have as supports finite three-dimensional domains. But we will consider also infinite domains, the study of which present a special interest; indeed, such domains are ideal models for real cases which one may often encounter in practice or may be used as intermediary steps in solving problems for other domains.